Thursday, 23 August 2012

Facebook sued for stealing Timeline idea

The Chinese company Cubic Network claims Facebook has stolen its Timeline feature which allows people to tell the story of their lives in chronological order. The Chinese start-up founded four years ago claims they launched the same layout in 2008 and is suing Facebook for potential patent infringement. Mark Zuckerberg...
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Saturday, 4 August 2012

TshirtOS: the world's first programmable T-shirt

Whiskey maker Ballantine’s and the London-based clothing company CuteCurcuit have developed “TshirtOS”, the world's first wearable, washable and programmable T-shirt which could announce a new era of wearable digital technology. This prototype features a 1000 RGB LED screen, a USB port, two headphone sockets, an accelerometer, a built-in...
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Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Kuratas: the world's first giant boardable robot

The boardable robots era has come; the Japanese company Suidobashi Heavy Industry on Sunday in Tokyo at the Wonder Festival unveiled a 13ft combat robot called “Kuratas” which can be controlled from inside as well as remotely via 3G. Engineers Wataru Yoshizaki and Kogoro Kurata have been working on the robot since 2010, the company...
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